Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 1, 1885, Page 1

s FIFTEE NTH YEAR. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1, 1885, NO. 3 A POOL FOR PLUNDER Five American Steamship Lines Refose to Carry Uncle Sam's Mail, The Native Sharks Not Satisfied With $3,200 per Ton, A Strike at Their Own Pocket—More Appointments Made and Commis- wions Issned—Kvents of the National Capital. THROWING Ur A JOB AMERICAN STEAMSHIPS REFUSE TO CARRY THE MATLS, WASHINGTO! July 81, ve American seamship companles, the Pacific Mail, San Francisos to Australio, the Red “'D,” New York {o Venezuela, the Clyde, New York to Turkestan, the New York, Havana and Mex- ico, and the New York and Cuba lines, have dechned to carry U, 8, mails after to-day. Commentiog upon this action Postmaster General Vilus today said: “Cortain Amer- fcan steamehip companies, probably under the end of the Pacifio Mall steamship company, entered into & combination apparently with the purposa of forcing & distribution among them of $110,000 appropriated by congrees for mileage compentation for carryiog mals Some of them wrote to the postcilice department desiring to know what torms would ba given. I proposed to each of the comi to go to the full limit the law would allow and them both milage and inland postage. s is about three times what thoy have been recelving for the samo service during the past twelve years, It is three times what is paid for cariiage across the Atlantic, and it 18 probabl: most cases all that should be paid for oarrying the mails, The companies ‘wore still acting in_concert, and in conee- quence of their combination, refused to ac- cept these terms, which were so liberal, as compared with those they had received, that they felt, T suppose, that they could drive tho government out of the position it had taken by refusing to cirry for the compeneation offered. Iha companies ecemed to think that if they refased to carry the mails there would be Do other course loft to the government but to make contracts with them and distribute the money, $10.,000, ac cordingly. A complete schedule for trauspor- tation of the mails has been arranged, and they will all go with very little difference n point of time to the places of destination. A statement has been mude in the newspapers to the effcct that the United States govern ment is not as liberal as Groat Dritainin com- poensating steanship lines. In point of fact the rate which hay baen offered to our lines very much exceeds the rate paid by Great Britain, The rate we cif-r 18 63 per cent moro than the Briti-h lnes receive fron toeir government, It was s rate uojustifiably large, moro thau ought to ba paid, but the government deemed it fair to go to the utmost longth which law and reascn allowed in order to avoid any difference with the American steamzhip companies ontil congress should meet. The depsrwent made such arrange- ments that the public euffer no incor venienco worthy of mention in reepect to carrying the mamls, and in gome cases, notably the Cuban service, mails will be expedited. The euper- intendent of foreign mails said that the Amer- ican company had refused an offer of S1.60 per pound for carrying the mails, This is ‘what is known as the combined sea aund in- 1and postage and is equivalant to $3,200 per ton. They receive at present the internation- al rate, or 44 cents per pound, The postmaster general has decided upon the following changes to be made in the dis- patch of correspondence for forelen countrie, to take effect the 24th of August: ‘‘Mails for Cubn, heretofore dispatched by steamer from New York,will be forwarded to Key West, Florida, via Tampa, Florida, for dis- patoh from Key West to Havama by ateamer, which Jeaves Koy West for Havana cyery Wednesday and I'riday; correspondence for New ~ Zealand and and Australian colonies here heretofore in. cluded in the mails made up at San Firancisco for dispatch to those colomes fdirect will ba forwarded exclusively via Great Britain n the mwails made up at New York as well as San Francisco, There being ouly one dispatch during August nmext, on first prox., from San Francisco for China and Japau, the direct correspondence for China, Japan and ths East Iudivs will be also forwarded uatil the 20th of Auguet, via Great Brtain in mails made up at New York as well as at San Fraucisco, the mails made up at New York to contain all regirtered correspondence for des- tinations above nawmed. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL, OME MORE APPOINTMENTS. WasHingTos, July 3L,—The president to- day appoisted Alexander M. Wallace of Georgia to be surveyor of customs for the port of Atlants, Georgia, The prosident to- appointed the following fostmasters: E. V. Wharton, Yates Center, Kansa George A. Pax on, Valentine, Neoraska, and Max J, Alvene, Bélleville, Kansus, ANOTHEI NEDRATKA OFFICE, WASHINGTON, July 8L— Horace R, Chase, of Peoria, Lils., has becn appoiuted suporin- tendent of the industrial sch ol for Indians at Genoa, Neb., at a salary of $1,100, yice Sam uel . Tappan romoved; John R. Wilson, of Jackson, Tenn., appointed svperintendent of the Indian warchouse, New York city, at a salar, of 81,8 0, vice \V, Stephene, of Ohio, removed. 'The resignation of K. P. Champ i, receiver of public moneys at Dosdwood, Dakota, has been sccepted. Nicholas Cary, of Montezuma, Towa, has been appointed special agent of the land office. Cbarles S, Skinner, of Baltimore,has been debarred from practice ns attoruey before the interior office for extorting illegal foes, REFORMING THE SICK LIST, The following order has been issued by the sccrotary of the interior: Leave of absence with pay on account of sickness will not be granted for a longer period than thirty days in any calendar year, The necessity fur such leaves must be fully ‘established by medical ovidencs and to the satisfaction of all officers of the department. This order does not_af fect the annual leave for thirty days, The practico heretofore has been to allow eixty days leave in cne year, A GRAND BOUNCE, chicfs of divisions of the sec'nd audit- office have been requested to tender their goations. ‘They are Thos. Baily, ¥. H. Goodall, C. Towall, Thos. Rabbone, H. A. Whallon and O, C. 8now, PAYMENT OF FRENCH CLAIMS, The secretary of state to-day received from the French government 9 francs, belug the amount awarded by the Franco American claims commission to Awerican clsimants sgaiost the frenoh government. Nineteen claims were presented, and all but two were either disallowed or diemissed for want of jurisdiction. IMPROVING FORTIFICATIONS, The corps of englueers in charge of improve- ments upon the fortifications of the country have mado their anuual reports to the ohisf of engineers. On account of the small appropri ations made last year but litile werk bas been done during the past season. The funds avalable were used in putting In good crder platforms and parapets of various forts, THE PUBLIO DEBT, It is estimated there has been & decrease of about $7,000,000 in the public debt durivg the month of Jul; The fiudiogs of the paval court martia), bs- fore which ex-Surgeon Wales was recently tried, were made public to-day. The court tentences him to suspsnsion frcm work and duty for five years on furlongh pay, aud to re- tain his present number in his grade during that period, Dr. Wales was tried for cuipa- ble ne ficiency in performing bis duty and for neglect of duty. To be collector of customs Isaac B. Poucher, for district of Oswego, N. Y.: Jo soph Megoffin, for district of Paso Del Norta, Texas; Chatles F. Gaieby, for distriot of Cor- pus Chiisti, Texas To ba United States con- sul at Newcastle, Jasper Smith, of D.strict of Columbia, Mr, Poucher is a normal school teacher at Oswego, He never has been particularly prominent in politice tut is described as n good consistent demoorat Itis understood that the dent within a few days will i1l th t second lisutenancies existing in the live of army from civil life, There will be ten vacancics after the non commissioned officers who are now being ex- amined shall have been assigned to regimente, o —— HREFORM IS NECESSARY, INVESTIGATING POSTMASTER JONES, OF INDIAN- APoLls, INDIANAPOLIS, July $1,—The investigation of the aots of Postmaster Joaes was continued by Civil Servics Commissioner Thomas and Chiet Examiner Lyman to-day, During the day statements wero made by both the pro- secution and the defonse, but a3 the examin tion is conducted privately nothing was ob- thined for publication. Several of the wit~ nesses examined to-day were men who had sither failed to pass examination or who had been removed from positions in the office, The action of the local board of examin investigated with great care, a Thomas and Lyman have taken po: all examination papers and records. ticuar attention is being cares of Woods and Wilmington, Par- paid to the the discharged register clerks, whose places were | filled by Field and Browning, who bad satis factorily pasted the ex mination. It is un. derstood that the independent committee will press the other charges of making unworthy appointments and ivefficiency and incapacity of some of the new appointees, beforo the president after the commissioners have made theie report, and a particulsr effort will be made to prove that Captain Dodd, the assist- ant postmaster, is not a proper peraon to hold his presont position; also that he and Mr. sen Jones were paid large salaries at the expense of the subordinates who either had their woges reduced or were discharged. The 1n- vestigation was practically completed to-day and Mr,, Th mas left to-night for Washington, Mr. Lyman remains to give attention to somo unimporiant details, —— FRIDAY CHOKES, EXRCUTION OF VALENTINE WAGNER AT COLUM- BUS, CHIO, Corvypus, Ohio, July 81.—Valentine Wag- ner, of Morrow county, was execated at tho Ohio penitentiary this morning for the mur- der of his brother-in-law, Daniel Sheehan, December 18th 1882, This was the first hang- ing at the penitentiary under the new law which requires all execations in the state to take place at the prison, Ths trouble be- tween Wagner and Sheehan was of long standing and of a family nature and on the date named Wagner went to Shechan’s housa aud told him Ve bad come to kill him. He immediately drew a revolver and shot him and fired again when Sheehan tried to escapa. The trials were long and tedioug, but the day of execution was fioally fixed for July 81st. The goversor has been scught to interfere, on all eorts of grounds, but he refused todo so. After making » complete study of the case he telegrapbed at 11 o’clock last night that he woald not interfure. Wagner leaven a fa'her and mother, each over eighty years of age, axd a wifo and seven children, They took final leave of bim yesterday afternoon, and the scene was most affecting, Short- ly after two o'cock the sheriff party entered the recoption room and waited while mimsters were with Wagner. When the time came to march to the gallows Wagner was entirely overcome and had almost to be carried to the trap and when there tried 1o lie down, begging all the time to be spared. ‘While the officers were adjusting the noose he struggled like a manjac, The trap fell ot 15 and Wagner died instantly. Four min- utes later his body was cut dowa. — —— RAILROAD NEWS, THE BURLINGTON'S ST, PAUL LINE. Bostox, July 31.—The directors of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad wil probably issue circulars in relation to the new connection with St. Paul to-morrow or Mon- day. It is expected that rights will ba issued upon fifty share lots of the Chicago, Burling- ton and Quincy, shareholders to have the right to purchase for 8536 one $100 five par cent bond and threy ehares of stock in the new company, THE UNION PACIFIC TO CHICAGO, A diepateh from Ohicago reports a rumor thatnegotiations ave quietly pendiog between the St, Paul and Uniun Pacific for the sale of it= Chicago ond Omaba line the object of the Unpion Pacific berng to secure a direct track to Chicago. A TALK WITH A UNION PACIFIC OFFICIAL RECENT RAILROAD BUMORS. Special Telegram to the Bk, Bostox July 81,—Conreroing the rumor that negotiations aro quietly pending between the Paul aud Union Pacific for the sale by the former of its Chicago and Omaha line, the object of the Unfon Pacific being to secure adirect track to Chcago, the price named was $25,000,000, an officer ot the Union Pacific ed about this, and he said it was news to him, There has bsen no moeting of the executive committee and he hud never heard such a thing broached in the board of directors as the scquisition of # line to Ohi- cago, That the St. Paul or Northwestern, or both, may by extending westward or thinking of it he did not donbt, but that fact has noth- ing to do with the Union Pacific unless they come near enough to compete for its traffis, R oN The Ignorance of Police Officers., Onicago, Ill,, July 31,—A man named Jacob Erb suddenly died in a police court last Monday from supposed effects of long con- tinued intoxication. An inquest was held to-day at which County Phyeician Bluthardt cieated o sensation by teatifyiog that Erb died of chronic wflammation of the brain, and wes no druckard but a poor sick man, He said the greut mistaks was that the police did not dingnose the mou's case. He wus carried into a station in & semi-unconscious condition aud booked for drunkenners, when really he was only ill. The physiclan thought this showed the npecessity of baviog a medi examiner at the police station to guard against dyiog of prisoners through ignorance of officers, A Kentucky Sensation, Lovisvites, Ky, July 81,—Several months ag0 o masked body of men visited the house of Prof, P, J, Elocum, 1\ tchool teacher, near Horse Cave, Ky, Slocam fired into the crowd and killed three of them. Slocum to-day filed a suit for §25,000 against nineteen of tiis best citizens of Hart county, He char.cs them with conspiring to drive Eim out ol © . couaty, —— A Monument ac Leavenworth. Lravenwonts, Ke,, July 31,—A meetiog is to be keld here next Monday of prominent citizens of Keneas, Io Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, and other western atates and territories to consider the proposi- tion to build a monument t) General Graut at Fort Leavenworth. Leadicg G. A. R men bave been invited, and also & Buwber ¢! prowinent confederate: REST, SPIRIT, REST. Baoks of Bean'ifal Flowers Surronnd e Bier of the Brave, | Tender Tributes to Worth, Valor, [and Unstaiced Obaracter, Programme for the Private Services { on Mt, McGregor—Sad Scenes and Incidents, it “GATES AJAR” SCENES AROUND THR BIER OF MANDER, Moust McGREGoR, July 8L—A consider- able number of people came to the mountain to-day to view the remnins of the dead gene- ral, The expression of tho face remaios very natural, A maguoificent floral memori received at the Grant cottage from ex-Gov- |ernor Leland Stanford, of Oaliforala, and Mrs, Stanford, representing “Giates Ajar,” THE GREAT COMe« wide, constructed of white and purple immor- telles, spanned by an arch fuscribed with the name *'U, 8. Grant,” and with a flight of steps asconding to the half-opened gates. THE PRIVATE OBSEQUIES, The programms of services for Tuosday is as follows: Scripturo reading, 9th paalm; prayer by Rev, Bishop Harris, of the Metho- | dist Episcopal church of New York; hymn, My faith looks up to Thee:” discourss by Rev. J. P. Newman, D. D., LT, D.; hymn, Neater, my God, to Thes;” benediction; con- tralto eolo, “Beyond tha smiling and the weeping.” THE QUES ION OF DRESS, WasHING1ON, July 81,—Referring to the regrots that bave been expressed in some quarters that Gen. Grant is not to be buried in his uniform, with one of his swords by his side, and the supposition that nons of bhis uniforms or swords are available for that pur- pose, because they were all tuened over to the government some months sgo with his other military relics, Adjutant- General Drum said to an associated press re- porter that any or all of them are at the dis- posal of Mrs, (+rant while they remain in the war department awsiting the action of con- gress. NT. 1.—At a meeting of the commttes in charge of tho work of erect ing a Grant_memorial statute in this city, to- day, subs to the amouat of $72,000 wero recoived, swlling the MOURNING ON THE MOUNT, INVITATION RS OF GRANT'S CAR- TO EX-MEM INKT, Moaxt McGreaos, July 3L.—The follow- invitation was issued to-day by Fred Grant: *“The undersigned respectfully invites a1l ex- members of his father’s cabinet to attend the funeral obsequies to be held on the 8sh prox imo, in New York. Gentlemen accepting invitations are respectfully requested to ad vise Gen, Hancock of their intention to be present, who will assign tham appropriate places in the proceeeion. Signe~) FRED GRANT. . Postmaster General Creswell, of Gen, Grant’s cabinet arrived here this morning and expects to stay until the day of the funoral, He expressed himeell a) well pleased with the committee appointed by Cleveland to_ assist in the obsequies of Gen. Grant, especially tho eelection of Gen, Johnston and Buckner, representing the confederacy. FUNEBAL ARRANGEMENTS. New Yonk, July 31.--Arrangements for Gen, Grant's funeral so far as Gen. Hancock’s diyision is concerned is nearly all completed. H. A, Siddons, of Washingtm, wrote sug- gesting that a detail of 100 from each regi- ment that served under (Gan,Grant be present in the procession. Sergeant-at-Arme Canada telegraphed that the vice president and a committee from the senate would attend the obsequies, Col, G. S. Gillespis, Gen. Geo. B. M. Haverly, Brevet Gen. I. F. Roden- baugh, were appointed additional aides. TJol. Roger Jones has been telegraphed to fire minute guns during the progress of the funeral train, A LEGAL HOLIDAY. Hantrorn, Conn,, July 8.~ Gov. Harrison issued a proclsmation making Satarday, Au- Rust 8, a logal holiday. GENERAL rUREIGN NEWsS, THE MUNSTER BANK DEFAULTER, Conk, July 81,—The directors of the Mun- ster bank charges Farquahrson with causing the suspension of the bank in order to obtain the appointment of liquidator, 0 as to cover up his defalcations. THE AUSTIRIAN MISSION, Viessa, July 81.—Mr. Lee has arrlved to take charge of the American legation, The departure of Mr, and Mre. Francis is much regretted, as they made numerous friends and are very popular here, THE TORY ESTIMATE OF CHURCHILL, TLoxnoN, July 81,—The Standard, which is the accepted tory organ, uses the following language in_its attack upon Churchill: “To speak plainly, Churchill has been puffed in the preas with admirable assiduity by o well organized cliqus which aro alway ready to cry ‘prodigious’ whenover he opens his mouth, but it is all in vain, T o Liverpool incident showa the extent of alarm which Churoill’s blandering and L\ustering have werired with- in the bosom of his party. It were s thousand times better that the conservatives should sgain bo in opposition than that they should be exposed to tho humilia tion of such things as Ohurchill Earl Spencer's government in_Ir leas the government disavowa these attacks it will feel the bad effects in the future more se- than has yet been contemplated, the truth 18 Churchill has been much. overrated. 1 bis pranks are endured much longer he will smash the government and the conserva: tive party, We will follow the Marquis of Salisbury but we will not follow this over- grown echoolboy without knowledge suflicient Lo fathom bis own fguorance of siatesiuan- ship, COBRUPTION IN GLASGOW . Grasaow, July 81 —At a meeting bere to- day the provost of Glasgow declared that in quicies showed that there existed in G laagow « system of corraption of minor females similar 0 that which the Pall Mall Gazette had exposed in Londoo. e — SFURTING MATIERS, THE TUBF, SaRa100a, July 81.—Weather fine, attendance good, and track heavy, First race—Six furlonge, won by Bonyi Goldband, second; Baron Faverot, third Time, 1:18}, Second race—Oae mile for maiden three year-olds, Tontine won; Spalding, second; Guydette, third, Time 1:403, clear, Third race Ono mile and » furlong | Girotla won; Unas, second; Valet, third Time, 2:01, Fourth race—(ae mile and one-quarter, George L won, Blandon, second; Oompensa tion. third, me, 2:18 Fifth race—Mile and & quarter, Taraui won; Guy, second; Glonarm, third, Tune, “'Buicuron Bracs, July 80,—Weather de- compored of two gates mx feet high by five |2 lightful, track splendid and attendance very Iarge, Tiilo—Jim Nave_won, Ball Bird second, Bonnie Lee third. Time 1:54}. Seven eighth mile—Frolic won, Hotachami second, Prosper third, Tim3 1:30, Seven-eighth mile—Broughton ‘won, Hie kory Jim second, Buccaneer third, Time Mile and a quarter—Taxaatherer won, Blue Belln second, Harry Mann third, Time 2:123. Mile and an eighth—All ages; Rarnum won, Strathepey secoad, Miss Brewster third. Time 1:57. Three fourth mila—2-year-olde; Muts won, Besvie B second, Julies third, Time 1:1 Sax Fraxcisco, Oal,, Ju'y 8L—The Palo Alto acing stable lefc Sscramento this after: noon in the palace horse car Palo Alto for tha east. There aro twelve in the string They will make short stops at_Ogden, Omaha and Chicago and then go to Rochester, whero they will be trained for engagements at Albany at the breeders’ meetiog. CuiveLAND, O, July 81.—Tn the deciding heat to-day in the 2.30 class William T_came in first in 2:27 and won the race, Vilotta, who had won two heata yesterday, wae dis. tanced, DBay Team took second money snd Lottie Third, Class 2:24, trotting, Joe Davis won, Billy Button second, Lena Swallon, third, Best 2:17 35, trotting, Middloton won, Batter Sootoh secund, Diok Urgun third. Bast time, lues 2:16, trotting, Phyllia won, Clsmmio G second, Maud Measenger, third. Beat time, A5h. Free forall pace, unfinished, Westmont won second and_fourth heats, ftichball first and fifth heats, New Hops third heat, Bost time 2154, CrLEvELAND, Ohio, July 31.—Dayid Bon- ner, brother of the ownerof Maud S, pre sented Bair, driver, n snug packsge of ‘cach, and gave John Splan, who drove the runner, two crisp $100 bills, M, Edwards, president of the nsseciation, telographed W. H. Van- derbilt Inst night that he belisved Maud . could trot fn 2:17, To-day Vanderbilt wired the following: Sanatoca, July 81 —William Edwarde, Cleveland, O : Wonderful mare, I con gratulate 'Mr, Boaner, you, tho mare, Mr. Bair and all hands. May she yet do what you predict. W. H. VANDERBILT. No information has yet been received from Mr. Bonner as to the future movements of the mare. A ROWING CHALLENGE. Derrort, Mich, July 81.—The well known sporting man, 124 H, Gillman, istues a chal- lenge to any oarsman in the world, and espec- ially Beach, of Australa, to row Hauolan on the Detroit river any distacca and at any time sgreed upon for £5,000 a side. The gentlemsn will put up €500 or 81,000 for forfert with any re- liable newspaper in the United States and will put up the whole 85,000 befoere Beach leaves Australiaif necessary, BASE DALL. , Mass,, July 305TO! Detroit, 8. Bartivore, Md., July Metropolitan 7. S1. Louts, July 81.—No game; rain, Lou sviLLk, July 81 —Louisville, 2; Pitts- burg, 8. PHiLADYLPHIA, July 81,—Philadelphia, 0; Chicogo, 9 New Yorg, July 81,—Buffalo, 7; New York, 10. NEw YORE, July 31,—Brooklyn 7; Ath. s, 11, —Boston, 2; —Baltimore 10, let TWO WHEKLMEN, Bosro, July 8L—George W. Baker has ardived in Boston from St Louis on his bicycle, having covered the distance of 1;854 milcs in nineteen daya of actual ridicg. A A MURDER NEAR OnADRON, ONE NAILHOAD MAN SHOOTS ANOTHER, Special Dispatch to Tho BEE. BULL DOSED BEARS. Wheat Prices Hammered Down by R- mors of Ruia in Chicago. Scalpers Skin the Market for Daily Wages. Cattle Flattened Out by the Heat— Poor Grades a Drug and Priccs 8till Lower, THE OHICAGO MARKETS, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS, Special Telegram to The Bee, CHicAco, TiL, July 81,—The reports from northwestern wheat fields continued uniform- 1y bad again to- and it was estimated that the prospective yield would be reduced any- where from 2) to 1) per cent as compared with estimates on July 1 Some of the telo grams asserted that msny fields were in & critical condition aud that a continuance of the present hot weather would complately ruin the wheat prospeet o certain localities, The market started up on this news but fell back on rumors of “hoi” or musty wheat in Chicago elevators, The story that wheat was out of condition tn eome of the Chicago ele- vators was given currency in & mornivg paper here and the report was used by the bears in their attempt to depross prices and the rumor certainly had its effect upon the course of the market, The August future bo- gan selling a discount of from 2}@28c as compared to September, but at this difference thero was free buying of August, which in a measure restored confidence, On the afternoon board, however, the difference again widened to 2§c, Receipts wero light and shipments limited, Nothiog definito was de- veloped during the day as to the truth of the statement concerning wheat beyond a denial by the elevator people that any of the wheat had been injured. The market closed for the day &clower for August and 4c lower for Sep- temberaud October than yesterday, Lake engagements for 45,000 bushels of wheat were reported, Thero wae atair amount of epeculation in corn at & somewhat lower range of prices, but the closing for the day was about the same as yesterday. Freight engagements for 569,0 0 bushels were reported. Receipta were a little larger, but cash was taken up quite readily at current figures. The looked-for corner in July oats failed tc materializs and tho market collapsed. There ‘was & two-cent decline from the inside quota- tion of yesterday for July, and the market closed with sellers but no demani, Receipts were largo and are reposted large azain for to morrow. Provisions ruled a shade stronger early, but fell back and cloted tame, THE STOCK MARKET, Cattle—In n genoral way trado was slow and prices rather weak than otherwiso on cattle. Low grade native stock, includiog cows and coareo things, venerally are selling at very low figures, Taere were but few loads of Texans on the early market, and they were held a shade higher, One very good lot that euited the shop trade brovght 3400, but the ordinary run were only a shade stronger. There were some ten or twenty loads of Wyoming rangers on sale. Stookers and feeders were dull, ecarcely a transaction of nots takiog place . duriog the forenoon, _Prices are weak ond fully as low a8 at any time. Shipping steer, 1,350 to 1,500 Iba, 85 0(@5.90; 1.250 to 1,350 1bs, £5.0) at e i ast | @5.85: 900 to 1,200 1be, $1.50@5.10. Through Sioney, July 3l—Eleven miles east |7l D% 16 50 higher; 050 to 1,100 Ibe, of Chaldron east was the Ecene g3 754 20; 750 to 900 lbe, $3 00@3 75; 600 to of o shooting afcay betwen two |70 Ibe $240@330, Wostern runers railroad men, on Saturday last. Both were |natives and halt breed, $140@i ¢ 5 ; £340@3 50; bulls, 93 head Wyoming, 1, Intoxicated. ~After tho altercation George [Juo'"$1'40; 103 head, averags 1530 Tor, Ginger pulled a forty-five Uolt’s pistol and |$4.40; 172 head steers, 1,070 lbs, $4.41 shot William Shaefer through the head, kill- | Altee, of Grand Island. Nebraska, had ‘76 ing him instantly, They were employed be Fvans Bros, as messongers, (inger was brought here to-dsy for preliminary examina- tion. which he walved, and was bound over to the district court next November, He would have been lynched at Rushville. Wiser judge- ment prevailed, This is the second killiog in Sheridan county since the new orgauiza. tion, —— A Dead Defaulter, Borraro, July 3L—Many rumors have been in circulation the past few days of a de- ficiency in the accounts of thelate Henry Conover, assistant cashier of the Manufactur- ers and I'radera bank of this city, who died suddenly on Friday Jast. Officers of the bank this afternoon furnished the following stato- ment for_publication: “Mr. Conover had charge of a responsible department in the bank, in_which department the errors ap peared, His death deprived the bauk of bis assistance in examining the books or recon- ciling tho errors, Officers of the bank havo been obliged to make an examination of the books under_very dissdvantageous circum- stances, but it develops the fact that an ab- straction of 1 ho bank’s property has been made from time to time, dating back ssveral years and ageregatiog 74,000, which is probably lost. The exawination justifies us in eaying that the eoundress of the bank is unaffccted and its capital] of $900,000 unimpaired, and that there is considerable surplus in addition,” —— TELEGHRAPH NOTES, Captain James H. Coogan, of New York clty, has offered 5,000 for the house in which Grant wae born, at Point Pleasant, Ohio, The owner, Michael Hirechy, wanta $10,0 It is proposed to place it in Central Park, The trial of Riel, the balf breed leader, at Regina will be concluded to-day. Riel ad- dressod the jury in his own behalf yesterday and vigorously denounced the Ottawa govern ment. He stopped several times during his addreas to pray. The norther struck St. Louis yosterday and banished the oppressive heat which that sum mer resort had enjoyed for a weok. e — Gen, Sheridan Returus, Cuicaco, Ill, July 31,—Gen, Sheridan arrived from tho weat this morniog, and will leave direct for Washington this sfternoon, The general is in excellent health, Concern ing the troubles in ths Indian Tenito y, he aid he had expressed no opinion, and whils ho had settled views respecting the Indian question, they would be expressed only to the president in parson, as that was in the mam the mission upon which he had been sent. Any expresrions which had been cred 1ted to him concerniog the situation were un- authorizad and unfoundea, e Judge Terry the Terror. SaN Frascisco, Cala,, July 81,—While the testimony was being taken to-day in the office of Master in Chancery Houghton, in the case of Sharon va, Hill," Judge David 8 Terry, counsel for the defense, attacked with bis cane H.J. Kowalsky, and attorney en- gaged ou Sharon’s ride, ~ Kowalsky drew a revolver. Judge Terry immediately drew bis, whercupon Kowalsky fled into the hall. No shots were exchaoged. Judge Terry is the same who killed Senator Broderick in the early days of Californis, — The Denver Dynamite rs, Dexver, Colo, July 81,—The incoming Leadville passenger train, due here at 9:30, this evening exploded & dyoamite cartridge about two and a half miles south of the ci'y ‘The eogine and tender were badly wrecked aud one length of track tom up, The pas sengers were uniojured, The explosion was distinotly heard,for a radius of more than ton miles, cows, average U53 1bs, which brought $3.40. H, Packing and shipping, 250 to 330 light weights, 130 t0 170 1bs, $4.90 80 6o 210 Ibs, $4 5@ 4.85 5. o ——— LABOR TROUBLE THE WABASH STRIKE, CHicaco, Ill, July 81.—A Daily News, Springfield special says: A general meeting of the district b-ards of the Knights of Labor is to be held at Pareons, Kansas, or Sedalia, when the plans of » settlement of the Waba:h railway troubles will be determined on and be proposed to General Manager Talmage. It is declared that in the event of its rejection a goneral strike will be ordored next Tuesday. IRONWORKERS ON A STRIKE, ¥ CLevELAND, Ohio, July 31.—Three hundred men and boys employed in the Lake Erie bolt works struck this morning on account of a ten per cent reduction of wages, The men de- cided to strike bzcause a esimilar cut was madea year ago. Only the bolt and nut makers and boys struck, the wages of the machinists not being affected by the cut and they wished to continue work, but were forced out by the others. The works are now idle, and the eupsrintendent says that they will'not start until the men accept the re- duction, @5 e —— A Loutsiana Trio, PraquesiNeg, La, July 81.—George Wilson, Charles Davis and Mathelle Jones, all col- ored, were executed hero to-day for the mur- der and robbery of Mrs, Harrict Cole, in this town, The principal witness against the priconers at the trial was a little colored girl, seryant of Mre, Cole nt the time of the mu der, Sha heard the murderers conspire to rob her mistross, and gave them info Mrs, Cole’s money and jswelry with the jewelry in their possession after the murder. The conspiratora entered Mrs. Cole’s dwelling, strangled her to death and robbed the house of diamonds and other valuables, Mrs, Cole was the widow of the Iate Judge James L. Cole, and was highly esteemed. Full 5,000 persons were gathered about the court house and grounds. Davis was a little nervol bu Wilson seemed to take it cool When the woman fainted she fell againet Davis and then coff the gallows. Davis lost his balance and caught hold of the ropes to right, which held the trap aud was in that position when the trap fell at 12:45 Wilson standing cooly all the time. After the trap fell the rope of the woman and Da vis twisted together. The woman got her bands loose in her atruggling and gr pad at everything in reach, Life was declared ox tinet in fourteen minntes aftor the drop fell, e — A Noval Oure for the Blues, Grongetows, Col, July 81—Willism Neff, o former resident of St. Louls, employed 1o the Telephone miue, suiclded this after- noon in the most novel manner. Complain ing of belng ill. Neff went to the cabin, laid down on the fluor, placed a stick of giant powder with a cap and fuse attached under his head, and while in this position lighted tne fuse, The ehot blew the head entirely from the body, T — Kicking Against Double He Youxastows, Ohio, Jduly trouble is expected on this divisitn of the of the New York, Penusylvania & Ohio rail road by the company running double header freight traine, A “meetiog of all the ew ployes has been called for Sunday, and they will insist on one more brakeman on cach train or strike, L — A Piusburg Prize Fight, Prreseusc, July 81,—Early this morniog Jao, Breck and Phillip Bulgs, local pugilists, fought eleven rounds with hard gloves for a purse of £200 The fight took place in a barn ten piles from the city and resulted in the defeat of Bulga, who was knocked out and terribly punihed. e — Kansas Olty's Appeal, Kaxsas O1ty, Mo, July 81,—The oty council tonight adopted a resolution that the mayor appoint a committes of fifteen mem bers, to go to Washington and urge upon the president an extension of the time for the re moval of cattls from the Cheyenne and Arap- ahoe reservations, Mayor Moore selected committeemen from prominent citizens, none of whom are i lentified with the cattle inter et and they will holda meetiog to-morcow. —— Dashed to Death, NEW Yok, July 81,—Nine men g .t into a bucket to-day to be hauled to the top of the sha't connecting with the now Crcton ague- duct. When sixty feet up the bucket caught on a projection and tipped. Four men were thrown out. Two clung to the bucket; the other two, William Cunningham and Timothy Harrington were dashed to death, puinbitcn Lty Death of Spovpendyke, Niw Youk, July 31, Stanley Huntley, the popular writer for the press and author of “Spoopendyke Papers,” died lnst night at his residence on West Forty-fifth street, RUMBLINGS BY RAIL. Rumors of a Movement on Foot by fie Union Pacific To Purchase tho Ohicago and Mil. waukeo and Thus Get a Through Line to Chicago, In yesterday’s dispatches from Chlcago to the Evevixa Bek appeared one read- Ing as follows: ‘‘A dispatch from Chicago reports & rumor that negotlations are quietly pending between the St, Paul and Unlon Paclfic for the sale of its Chi- cago and Omaha llne, the object of the Unlon Pacific being to secure a direct track to Chlesgo.” With that much of a pointer to work on a reporter for the Bek set out to ascertaln how much, if any, true fonndatlon there is in the rumor, bat his succe:s was not overwhelmingly groat. Leading officials of the Ualen Paclfic prcfe:s to know nothing what ever about such negotla- tlons, if there are any. Sald one: *‘Sup- pose the Union Pacific were trying to buy the St. Paul, Chlcago & Omaha ltne, to lct 1t bo publicly known would set oppostng iufluences to work to prevent it.” It 1s believed however that the scheme ia on foot and desperate cffts will bs msde to consummate it. A promluent railroad man when approached on the subject put It th!s way: ‘“As matters stand now the Unton Paoific is virtually cat off i its competion for freights shipped from Chicago to Ne- braska points without putting rates 80 low that the company would loosemoney. With the Northern Pacific on the mnorth, extending lts branches Into the northern part of the ate; with the C. B. & Q. on thesouth, covering all the southern country, and tapplog the U. P, at four different places, they will sap the life out of that road unless it can get a continuation of its line into Chicago by buylog the Chicago & St. Paul road.” g 8 SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW, Wher everything and everybody el falls, the old ‘“‘Burlington route” A COLLEGE FROLIC. Fhe Seaior Side of the D fsnlties ia the Towa Agricaltorai Coll:ge, The Charges of the Faculty De= nied in Detail, Forty-eight Students Pack Their Grips and Leave—The President Tej cts an Appeal, BOUNOED STUDENTS, A STATEMENT OF THE CHARGES AND THE FACTS IN THE CASE, Special Telegram to The Bex. A, Tows, Ju'y 81.—The tenior and junlor classes of the Towa agricultural college haviog withdrawn from that institation on account of an unjust decision, as they be- liove, toward two mombers of the senior class, and finding that the matter is not only not fully understood, but also misrepresented to the citizens of the state, beg leave to state tho matter to the public through the medium of your paper. The gentlemen were expelled on the following charges: rst - Breaking into a lady's room at the collego during vacation, she belng absent from the college. Second— Wearing the above lady's clothing and underclothing Third—Promecading the halls and grounds in the same. Fourth—An intonded insult_to the faculty in doing thie, she being an_instruotress, Fiith—Leaving the room is a state of gen- eral disorder, In answer to theso charges wo submit the followir g statementa to which the gentlemen concerned are ready to make affidavit and which are supported by other proof at cur command: Firat—The door of the room was found sjar by these gentlemen. Second—No underclothing was worn by them., Third—Thoy walked through tho boys® hall and to tho new cottage. (about twenty rods distant) aud returned. Fourth—This was done only in a epirit of fun and no insult was Intended, as the lady has declared to bo her opinion. h—The room was left in as good condi- tion na when found by the two parties, But one lady was in the room at tho time. “The eonior class, in consequence of the tact that their members wero on the eve of graduation and that the offense was committed during vacation, felt that the sontenco was a severe and in a gentlemanly manner, by com mittee and in o body, requested that apy pun- ishment whatever bo inflicted on the two gentlemen but that of expulsion They thought that the students should ba s verely punished, but asked that the reverity be slightly lessened. To this prayer the pres ident ot the institution turned a deaf exr and refused to comply with the request, where- upon the senior class to the number of twenty, and_twenty-cight juniors withd e from the institution, Tne daily papers_have stated that the lady’s letters wore read, her bureau drawers ran- sacked, and her bed sleptin by these students. o this wo answer, ‘It is not so; no letters wero read, no drawera wore opentd, and the ved was not slept in.” The withdrawing students understand that the matter js an-importent one;bobhr--to them- and to the institution, but withdrew simply because they felt it to bo an Injustice. With all rezpect to shose concerned, we are, yours truly, CoMMITTRE IN CHARGE. —— RECORD OF ARRESTS, ‘What the Police Ferce Were Doing conatantly coming to the ront with something new. Their atest Is a very attractlve, unique and origloal advertlsing scheme. In- stead of the old fashioned printed-in- colora ‘“flyers” three sheet hangers, or dodgers, which have become stale, an abomination and an eye scro, very hand- some folding checker boards, gotten up in sp'endid style, ara being eent out in great numbers for freo distribution. Along with each board goes a nice set of checker chips, on one slde of each the likeners of & locomotive and oa the other side ‘““Burlington Route.” In each equare on the board, aud they are red and black alternately, is printed the name of some important polnt, resched by that road. Itis not only a beautiful adver- tlalng card, but can bo used by persons who like to play the game of checkers, A FEW NOTES. The Red Clond Argus, says: Fred Daurrle loft Sanday evening for Omaha. From there he will proceed vla the Unlon Paclfic to San Francleco to ssrume his dutles In connection with his potl- tion of asslstant weatern passenger agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. J. A, Monroe, first aeslstant trelght agent of the Uulon Pacific, at Kansag Oity, was In town yesterdsy. Audy Borden, of the Unlon Pacific up- town ticket office, accompanied by Mrs, Borden, left for Spirlt Lake last evening whero they wlil remsin over Sundsy, SERIOUSLY SCALDED. ASteam Pipo Bursts in the Fertiliz- ing Works and Throws Hot Water all Over Every- thing. A very serious accident occurred about haif- past eleven o'clock last night at the fertilizing works, three miles below town, from the re- sult of which one man, Audrew Oleon, it is thought, will loose his life, Mr, Olson, with two brothers were at work in the drying when & steam pip bursted and threw a stream of eealding hot water all over him, His face, neck, shonlders, arms and body above the waist were burned until the skin all pecled off of them. He was placed in & spring wagon and taken to bis boarding-house, the St. James hotel, whe e everything possible was done to relieve his intznee sufferlog. Dr, Darrow was called to administer medical aid, Tt was thought at 8 o'clock this morning that the unfortunate man could not recover, room, — — Will Move the Church, Away out near the west end of Farnam street stands a little frame church owned by the Christian denomination, When Farvam street was graded it left this chuich about sixteen foet below the level of the street and in bad condition, Yesterday the lota were sold to New York parties for $10,000, so that pow the church is to be placed on wheels and moved to the corner of Twentieth and Daveu- port strcets, o — At the Metropolitan—R. A, Adams, Grand Island; Miss B, Keyes, Valentine; James O, King, Hastiogs; Joha B, Smith, Columbus; . O, Hudaon, Gireeley; J, I, Block, Lincoln; O. Mauror, Cino.noati, Ohio; W, L. Cooksey, Hamburg, Ia; J. C. Hurley, Cincinbati; W, F. Moon, M. Mertz, Watertown, N, Y.; P, 8, Schmable, Genesee, Ills, In the Month of July, The police force makes a very good showing of arrests for the month of July. The tctal number of offenders taken in foots up a graud and gorgeous aggregation of 481, Of these each officer has down to his credit so many. Jailor Sigwart very kiadly furnished the re- porters a statement, last night, showing the following result: 18 11 Lonovan 35 Weiland . 18 . 16 [ 46 20 Sullivan. 10 Bowles 8 Kennedy 21 Turnbull. 3 The marshal . 9 Mostin, . 6 Bellamy . 8 Jasperson, . 13 Crawford. . 25 Whalen. . ... 24 Lowrey. 6 Brady. 11 Burdish, 20 Fuller, 4 Peironett 3 Sigwart. . b Murphy. 9 Donohue 8 Currier. . b Hinchoy. 3 It will be seen by the above at Officer Bloom is entitled to wear the championship belt now, Hin arrests average over one and a half a dey, Hinchey falls low, becaute he waa lid off about two _weoks, also was Wie- Lind. Pierionett and Sigwart being the /ailera they havo no chance to make arrests, ———— MEMORIAL SERVICES. Meeting of the Varions C)rmmittees Yesterday. The various committees, having in charge preparations for the memorial rervices over (en, Grant's death on the day of his funeral. held o meeting yesterday aftornoon st the Millard hotel, butnone of them were ready to mako full reports. Tt seems that one hus been waidng too much on the other, and for that rewscn they have sl failed to complete any of the work alloted them to perform, Seversl of the members, and wotao of the gentlomen, who wero suggested for speakers have been out of town. It was decided at the meeting, however, that Mayor Boyd's tender of the oj.era house, in which to hold vhe memorial services, would bo accepted: also_the glee club's proffer of thelr services, The Musical Union orchestra, it is uaderstood, will also be engaged. The exercises here will be held at the rame hour that the funeral takes place in New York, —— feault of the Assay. Last evening reporter of the Bek met Mr, John Huuotington, who came here a week ago with 3,000 pounds of ore from the new gold fields of Oregon to have it sssayed, and he said the result was more than satisfactory. In fact it was 50 much bigger and better than had been anticipated or hoped for that he re fused to give out the figures, lest they might create oo much of an excitement, and cause & greater rush of people into that country than those who are already there desire to see, This much, however, was learned, that the poorest specimens he brought with bim here assayed over %000 to the too, and the best about $5,500, Preparations will be mado at once to commence shipping ore here by the carload, S